Brita MAXTRA Plus - Important Usage Guidelines; Limescale Buildup and Descaling; Jug Storage During Prolonged Absence; Filter Cold Tap Water Only

OverthelifetimeoftheBRITAwaterlterjugyoumaynoticelimescalebuild-uponthe
lidandtheautomaticpourthroughlid.Thisisduetothefactthatitalwayscomesinto
contactwithunlteredwater,whichcontainscarbonatehardness(limescale).BRITA
recommendsthatyoucleananddescaleyourlid,theBRITAMeterandtheautomaticpour
throughlidonaregularbasiswithcommonhouseholdcitricacidbaseddescalinguid.
Disposalshouldfollowallapplicableprovisionsandregulations.ShouldyourBRITAwater
lterjugnotbeinuseforaprolongedperiod(e.g.holiday),BRITArecommendsthatyou
takeouttheMAXTRA+waterlter,discardanywaterleftinsidetheBRITAwaterlterjug
andlooselyinserttheMAXTRA+waterlteragain.BeforeusingtheBRITAwaterlter
jugagaintakeouttheMAXTRA+waterlter,cleanthewaterlterandrepeatsteps3to
5ofthe„Qualityfromtheverystart”.PleasepayspecialattentiontoyourBRITAwater
lterexchangeindicator.IfyourBRITAwaterlterjughasbeenincontactwithfoodthatis
likelytocausediscolouration(e.g.tomatoketchup,mustard)cleanyourBRITAwaterlter
jug.ToavoidpossiblediscolourationofyourBRITAwaterlterjug,donotincludeitina
dishwashercontainingdirtycrockeryfromsuchfoods.IfyounoteincaseofaBRITAwater
lterjugwithatapspoutanywaterseepagebetweenthetapassemblyandthebodyof
thetank,simplytightenthehexagonalnutinsidethetank.
Optimum performance
Pleaseltercoldtapwateronly
In the event: lter rst, and then boil
BRITAwaterlterjugsaredesignedforuseonlywithmunicipallytreatedtapwater(note:
thiswaterisconstantlycontrolledandaccordingtolegalregulationssafetodrink)orwith
waterfromprivatesupplieswhichhasbeentestedassafetodrink.Ifaninstructionis
receivedfromtheauthoritiesthatmainswatermustbeboiled,thenBRITAlteredwater
mustalsobeboiled.Whentheinstructiontoboilwaterisnolongerinforce,theentire
BRITAwaterlterjugmustbethoroughlycleanedandanewMAXTRA+waterlter
inserted.Forcertaingroupsofpeople(e.g.thosewithimpairedimmunityandforbabies),
itisgenerallyrecommendedthattapwatershouldbeboiled;thisalsoappliestoBRITA
lteredwater.Irrespectiveofthewaterused,youshoulduseutensilswithstainlesssteel
orkettleswithconcealedelements.Inparticular,peoplewhoaresensitivetonickelshould
useappliancesmadeofstainlesssteelorkettleswithconcealedelements.
Ultimate hygiene
Forhygienereasons,theMAXTRA+waterltercontentsaresubjecttospecialtreatment
withsilver.Averysmallamountofsilvermaybetransferredtothewater.Thistransference
wouldbewithintheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)guidelines.
Sensitive to potassium?
Duringthelteringprocess,theremaybeaslightincreaseinpotassiumcontent.However,
onelitreofBRITAlteredwatercontainslesspotassiumthane.g.anapple.Ifyouhave
kidneydiseaseand/orfollowapotassiumrestricteddiet,werecommendthatyouconsult
yourdoctorbeforeusingaBRITAwaterlterjug.
Natural traces
Likeeachnaturalproduct,theconsistencyoftheBRITAMicroCarbonPearlsissubject
tonaturalvariances.Thiscanleadtoaslightabrasionofsmallcarbonparticlesintoyour
lteredwater,noticeableasblackbits.Theseparticleshavenonegativehealtheffects.If
ingested,theywillnotharmthehumanbody.Incaseyouobservecarbonparticles,BRITA
recommendstoushthewaterlterseveraltimesoruntiltheblackbitsdisappear.